Printed advertisement Analysis: Laundromat – Half Hour Laundry from 1952

Choose a printed advertisement produced before 1980 (Laundromat – Half Hour Laundry from 1952) and analyze it to understand both the cultural moment and the advertising moment in which it was made.

Your paper should consider the imagery and text of the advertising to ascertain who the advertisement was aimed at, and what the ad says about the culture at the time of its production. You will also want to look at how the ad has relevance, if at all, to modern advisements for similar products.
Also question whether your chosen advertisement would still fit cultural norms today, and briefly discuss why or why not this might be the case.

Format: Your paper should be fully cited using APA format and five pages in length (not including references and the title page).

Requirements:
– APA format throughout
o 12-Point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins; double-
spaced.
– One print advertisement located using UI Library resources (laundromat ad)
– At least four academic sources cited.
– Five pages (NOT including title and reference pages)

Grading:
– Analysis – 50%
– Quality of Ad – 15%
– Grammar & Spelling – 20%
– Formatting – 15%
– Citations – It is expected as an academic paper that your paper will be fully cited. Submissions with less than 90% of expected citations will receive a failing grade and be reported for plagiarism, if applicable.

CITATION FOR ADVERTISEMENT:
“Laundromat: Half-Hour Laundry.” Telephone Directory – Iowa City, 1952.